I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie

Very very nice to have the first movement of Wingform, my big hefty electric guitar & ensemble piece for @crashensemble.bsky.social, featured on the fantastic @scorefollower.bsky.social YouTube channel. Thank you!

Some nice stuff on around the house this week part VI A tour de force from @barryohalpin.bsky.social & @crashensemble.bsky.social crashensemble.bandcamp.com/album/wingform

▪️ @brenberry.bsky.social x Crash Ensemble Saturday June 14th - Main Auditorium - 8pm ▪️ Goldbug x Crash Ensemble Sunday June 15th - The Studio - 6pm

Coming up in a couple of weeks...it's been a very very busy pleasure doing up new arrangements of Anna Mieke's beautiful tunes for her band plus @crashensemble.bsky.social at MusicTown festival, as well as some great new music from new artist Goldbug. Back to back shows, June 15th, NCH Dublin.

1000+ Signatures! Last week we launched a petition on ‘Protecting the Future of Artists and Arts Workers’ with support and input from other arts resource organistaions such as @isacsireland.bsky.social @poetryireland.bsky.social , @createireland.bsky.social and others. Please sign and share! GRMA

TERRARIUM - an immersive soundscape where geological history + human memory converge—arrives this Friday. Composed by Ann Cleare + performed by Crash Ensemble. Pre-order on Bandcamp: crashensemble.bandcamp.com/album/terrar... Pre-save link: lnk.fuga.com/terrarium

A massive thanks to the National Symphony Orchestra and @cmcireland.bsky.social for last week's Composer Lab concert. Great performances of my piece Melt the Wax Tower and beautiful new works by Yue Song, Finola Merivale and Amelia Clarkson. Watch back here: www.youtube.com/live/aEuAhBG...

Last night my new piece 'Melt the Wax Tower' was premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Watch back on YouTube (from 56:33) along with 3 other fantastic new pieces by Yue Song, Finola Merivale and Amelia Clarkson. www.youtube.com/live/aEuAhBG...

Wrote about David Lynch, toxic and positive masculinity, and openness as strength last night on the stack x open.substack.com/pub/blscreen...

Proud to share this full length video of @crashensemble.bsky.social's Nov 2022 National Concert Hall performance of my piece Wingform. Together with the live audience premiere at @hcmfuk.bsky.social, this was the first time we could share it post-lockdowns with a room full of people.

📺 Enjoy a Crash Concert from the comfort of your own home 📺 Crash Ensemble present Wingform by Barry O'Halpin: youtu.be/HLDmQeeJyy8?... Captured by Laura Sheeran, performed by Crash Ensemble, and brought to life with striking visuals by designer Jack Phelan @barryohalpin.bsky.social

We're Crash Ensemble - Ireland’s leading new music ensemble; a group of world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, ground-breaking music of today. Nice to see you here, thanks for the follow! www.crashensemble.com#About (Photo by Rich Gilligan)

My stolen watch business can't operate if I'm not allowed to steal a lot of watches

Playing some tastefully seasonal/tastily seasoned tunes at tomorrow night's edition of Kaleidoscope Night at Bello Bar, Dublin with Michelle O’Rourke (Britten carols meets dream pop)

For the latest ep of Crash Ensemble's Open Ears podcast, I really enjoyed sitting down for a chat with my neighbour, which included his cold listen and reaction to one of my pieces...have a listen here or at all the podcast places: linktr.ee/crashensembl...